Tokens.com Inc. (“
Tokens”) and COIN Hodl Inc.
(TSXV: COIN) (“
COIN”) are pleased to announce the
closing of Tokens’ previously announced private placement, pursuant
to which it raised aggregate gross proceeds of $25.0 million from
the sale of subscription receipts of Tokens (each, a
“
Subscription Receipt”) at a price of $2.35 per
Subscription Receipt (the “
Offering”). The
Offering was comprised of: (i) a brokered private placement of
8,821,431 Subscription Receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of
$20.73 million that closed on March 10, 2021 (the “
Brokered
Financing”), and (ii) a non-brokered private placement of
1,816,929 Subscription Receipts for aggregate gross proceeds of
$4.27 million that closed on March 16, 2021. The Brokered Financing
was led by Stifel GMP and Canaccord Genuity Corp. (together, the
“
Co-Lead Agents”), on behalf of a syndicate of
agents that included PowerOne Capital Markets, Echelon Wealth
Partners, Eventus Capital Corp., Richardson Wealth, Gravitas
Securities and Regent Capital Partners (collectively with the
Co-Lead Agents, the “
Agents”), and was conducted
pursuant to the terms of an agency agreement dated March 10, 2021
(the “
Agency Agreement”) among Tokens, COIN and
the Agents. The Offering is the concurrent financing in connection
with the previously announced reverse takeover of COIN by Tokens
(the “
Transaction”).
Andrew Kiguel, Chief Executive Officer of
Tokens, commented, “As Proof-of-Stake technology increasingly
becomes the dominant and environmentally friendly model in the
global crypto ecosystem, it is the ideal time to deploy capital
into networks that build Decentralized Finance applications and
Non-Fungible-Token market places. The completion of the Offering,
that included several institutional investors, validates our
business plan and gets us closer to being publicly traded.”
The gross proceeds of the Offering, less 50% of
the Agents’ cash commission and advisory fees in connection with
the Offering (as further described below), and the Agents’ expenses
incurred to March 10, 2021 (the “Escrowed
Proceeds”), have been deposited into escrow with TSX Trust
Company, as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”),
pursuant to the terms of a subscription receipt agreement dated
March 10, 2021 (the “Subscription Receipt
Agreement”) among Tokens, the Escrow Agent and the Co-Lead
Agents, pending satisfaction of the Escrow Release Conditions (as
defined in the Subscription Receipt Agreement), which include that
all conditions precedent to the closing of the Transaction be
satisfied or waived.
Upon the satisfaction or waiver of the Escrow
Release Conditions, provided that the Escrow Release Conditions are
satisfied prior to July 8, 2021 (the “Deadline”),
the Escrowed Proceeds will be released by the Escrow Agent to
Tokens, and each Subscription Receipt will automatically convert,
for no additional consideration, into one Class A common share in
the capital of Tokens (each, a “Tokens Share”).
All Tokens Shares will subsequently be exchanged for common shares
in the capital of COIN in connection with the closing of the
Transaction. If the Escrow Release Conditions are not satisfied by
the Deadline, or the Transaction is earlier terminated, the
Escrowed Proceeds will be returned to subscribers.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agency Agreement,
Tokens: (i) agreed to pay the Agents a cash commission and advisory
fee in the aggregate amount of $1.35 million, and (ii) issued the
Agents an aggregate of 566,672 compensation options, each of which
is exercisable into one Tokens Share at a price of $2.35 per Tokens
Share for a period of 24 months following the escrow release
date.
Additional information with respect to the
Transaction and the Offering can be found in news releases dated
January 25, 2021, February 2, 2021, February 18, 2021, February 25,
2021 and March 9, 2021, which are available on COIN’s SEDAR profile
at www.sedar.com.
The Subscription Receipts, and the Tokens Shares
issuable on conversion of the Subscription Receipts, will be
subject to a hold period under applicable Canadian securities laws
until the date that is four months and a day after the later of:
(i) the applicable closing date of the Offering, and (ii) the date
Tokens becomes a reporting issuer in any province or territory of
Canada. None of the securities to be issued in connection with the
Transaction or the Offering have been, or will be, registered under
the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“1933 Act”), or any state securities laws, and may
not be offered or sold within the United States or to any U.S.
Person (as defined in Regulation S under the 1933 Act) unless
registered under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws,
or an exemption from such registration is available. This news
release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of
an offer to buy, any securities in any jurisdiction where such
offer or solicitation would be unlawful, including the United
States.
Completion of the Transaction is subject
to a number of conditions, including but not limited to, acceptance
of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “Exchange”) and if applicable,
disinterested shareholder approval. Where applicable, the
Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is
obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be
completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as
disclosed in the management information circulate or filing
statement to be prepared in connection with the Transaction, any
information released or received with respect to the Transaction
may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon.
Trading in the securities of COIN should be considered highly
speculative.
The Exchange has in no way passed upon
the merits of the Transaction and has neither approved nor
disapproved the contents of this news release.
For further information, please contact:
COIN Hodl Inc.Ben CubittChief Executive
OfficerTelephone: (416) 479-5407Email: ir@coinhodlinc.com |
Tokens.com Inc.Andrew Kiguel, Chief Executive
OfficerEmail: contact@tokens.comMedia Contact:Megan Stangl – Talk
Shop MediaEmail: Megan@talkshopmedia.com |
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
ABOUT TOKENS.COM INC.
Tokens.com is a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) technology
company that powers digital asset transactions, including
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications. Its founding team
includes blockchain entrepreneur, Andrew Kiguel, co-founder and
former CEO of Hut 8 Mining Corp, one of North America’s largest
bitcoin miners. Tokens provides investors with access and exposure
to PoS, a sustainable process that powers digital asset
transactions.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION:
This news release contains “forward-looking
information” and “forward-looking statements” (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of applicable
Canadian securities laws. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are forward-looking statements, and are based on
expectations, estimates and projections as at the date of this news
release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to
predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives,
assumptions, future events or performance often using phrases such
as “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “budget”, “scheduled”,
“forecasts”, “estimates”, “believes” or “intends”, or variations of
such words and phrases, or stating that certain actions, events or
results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken to
occur or be achieved, are not statements of historical fact and may
be forward-looking statements. In this news release,
forward-looking statements relate, among other things, to the
Escrow Release Conditions and the terms and conditions of the
Transaction. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon
a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered
reasonable, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors which may cause actual results and future events
to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include: general business,
economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; delay or
failure to receive any necessary board, shareholder or regulatory
approvals, including the approval of any applicable regulatory
authority; the risk that a regulatory authority may not approve the
Transaction on the terms proposed or at all; the risk that the
Escrow Release Conditions may not be satisfied prior to the
Deadline; that factors may occur which impede or prevent Tokens’
future business plans; and other factors beyond the control of COIN
and Tokens. There can be no assurance that such statements will
prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements and information contained in this news
release. COIN and Tokens assume no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements, whether they change as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
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